CHAPTER 4. Official Canvass [15300. - 15377.]

Chapter 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31.

§§ 15300–15377 · 24 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 15300–15307 · 8 sections

   • § 15300 This chapter applies to all elections.
   • § 15301 (a) The canvass shall commence no later than the Thursday following the election, shall be open to the public, and, for state or statewide elections, shall…
   • § 15302 The official canvass shall include, but not be limited to, the following tasks: (a) An inspection of all materials and supplies returned by poll workers. (b) A…
   • § 15303 If the returns from any precinct are incomplete, ambiguous, not properly authenticated, or otherwise defective, the elections official may issue and serve…
   • § 15304 In jurisdictions using a central counting place, the elections official may appoint not less than three deputies to open the envelopes or containers with the…
   • § 15305 (a) For purposes of this section, “unprocessed ballot” means a voted polling place ballot, voted vote by mail ballot, voted provisional ballot, or voted…
   • § 15306 (a) Beginning no later than the Thursday following an election, and until the time specified in subdivision (b), an elections official shall post updated…
   • § 15307 (a) On or before the 13th day following the election, an elections official shall finish counting all ballots, except those described in subdivision (b), and…
2. ARTICLE 2. Processing Vote by Mail Ballots and Mail Ballot Precinct Ballots §§ 15320–15321 · 2 sections

   • § 15320 Vote by mail ballots and mail ballot precinct ballots returned to the elections office and to the polls on or before election day that are not included in the…
   • § 15321 For any statewide election or special election to fill a vacancy in a congressional or legislative office, votes cast by vote by mail ballot and votes cast at…
3. ARTICLE 3. Processing Write-In Votes §§ 15340–15342.5 · 4 sections

   • § 15340 Except for a voter-nominated office at a general election, each voter is entitled to write on the ballot the name of any candidate for any public office,…
   • § 15341 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no name written upon a ballot in any election shall be counted for an office or nomination unless the candidate…
   • § 15342 Any name written upon a ballot for a qualified write-in candidate, including a reasonable facsimile of the spelling of a name, shall be counted for the office,…
   • § 15342.5 In the event of a manual recount conducted pursuant to Section 15610 or requested pursuant to Section 15620 or 15621, the process set forth in Section 15342…
4. ARTICLE 4. Processing and Counting Provisional Ballots § 15350 · 1 section

   • § 15350 Provisional ballots cast pursuant to Section 14310 shall be processed and counted in accordance with the provisions outlined in Chapter 2 (commencing with…
5. ARTICLE 5. One Percent Manual Tally § 15360 · 1 section

   • § 15360 (a) During the official canvass of every election in which a voting system is used, the elections official shall conduct a public manual tally of the ballots…
6. ARTICLE 6. Ballot Security and Reporting of Results §§ 15370–15377 · 8 sections

   • § 15370 After ballots are counted and sealed, the elections official may not open any ballots nor permit any ballots to be opened except as permitted in Sections 15303…
   • § 15371 (a) Upon completion of the count, the elections official shall add to the results as so determined, the results of the write-in votes and any paper ballots…
   • § 15372 (a) The elections official shall prepare a certified statement of the results of the election and submit it to the governing body within 30 days of the…
   • § 15373 When ballots are counted under this article, the result of the vote shall be shown by precinct.
   • § 15374 (a) The statement of the result shall show all of the following: (1) The total number of ballots cast. (2) The number of votes cast at each precinct for each…
   • § 15375 (a) The elections official shall send to the Secretary of State within 31 days of the election in an electronic format in the manner requested one complete…
   • § 15376 The elections official shall deliver a duplicate of the certified statement of the result of votes cast to the chairperson of the county central committee of…
   • § 15377 (a) The elections official shall identify and provide to the Secretary of State within 31 days of the election the number of vote by mail ballots rejected,…